GOP governor hopeful Victor Marx tells donors he would ‘do it again’ after slamming wife into door: ‘We’re not normal’
The Colorado governor candidate's past is mired with scrutiny.
Victor Marx, a Republican gunning for governor of Colorado, has doubled down on a past incident in which he and his wife allegedly engaged in a physical altercation. In a video call with campaign donors Tuesday night, Marx addressed the circulating account that he slammed his wife into a door, telling attendees he would “do it again” and framing the incident as a lesson in self-defense and a normal occurrence.
“This is the dumbest thing. And same thing with me grabbing my wife, pushing her against the door,” Marx, a ministry leader, told supporters in a clip shared by journalist Kyle Clark on X. “Show the before and after. They don’t want the full truth.”
The criticism of Marx’s actions originated from remarks he made during a 2021 podcast appearance, which was uncovered by The Daily Beast in late September. In a clip from the podcast, Marx recounted getting frustrated with his wife when she told him she stopped combat training because she had him to protect her.
Marx says their relationship is ‘not normal’
“She goes, ‘I don’t need training, […] I got you.’ Of course that infuriated me,” Marx said during the podcast. When his wife told him that she could handle herself, Marx said he remembered “grabbing her [and] slamming her into our front door.” He added, “It was a decent push. It’d be a bouncing push, right? […] She hit that, bent over and started crying facing the opposite way.”
Marx gave additional information about what happened with him and his wife on that fateful day: “My wife was fake crying. Suckered me in. And I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, are you okay?’ And she does a spin back kick in my luggage. And I was like, ‘Okay, you actually can protect yourself.’”
Eileen, Marx’s wife, then appeared on camera, wrapped her arm around his neck, and told supporters that she “did a rear choke” on him after that, with Marx joking that she was making him “flinch.” He also compared his relationship to that of Mr. and Mrs. Smith—the titular characters from the 2005 blockbuster starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. “People have called us the real Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Black belts, training,” he said.
Marx went on to say that their relationship isn’t typical like others’. “How many wives, you know, actually grab a backpack, put a tomahawk, night vision, put a grenade in their coat pocket?” Marx said. “We’re not normal. So I’d do it again. I’d do everything again, except get that close to her and let her kick me, cause she’s sneaky.”
He has made dubious claims in the past
The governor hopeful summed up the aftermath of the podcast clip resurfacing by saying, “It’s just nuts.” This isn’t the first time a political figure drew scrutiny for their alleged treatment of their wives. Fellow Republican Max Miller faced calls for his resignation amid domestic abuse claims from his ex-wife and other women.
Marx himself has made some wild claims about his own past that involved violence. The Daily Beast reported that, in the same 2021 podcast, Marx told the host that he believed God gave him a “gift” for violence against a “manifestation of evil” and has set people free from “demonic oppression” over the years.
Marx also reportedly made claims that he had killed an undisclosed number of people, attacked several people, pulled a knife on a psychiatrist, intimidated a mental health provider, and even threw his own son “across the room.” However, these confessions remain unsubstantiated.
Meanwhile, Marx is running against Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in the state’s gubernatorial election to replace Jared Polis next month. Notably, the state hasn’t had a Republican serve as governor since 2002.
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